Browsing by Subject "Public Health"
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(2022-10-25)The population of adults 65+ is growing and expected to be 20% by 2030. Most older adults remain in the community as they age and will need varying degrees of assistance to avoid costly institutional care. At the same time, ...
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(2023-03)In 2021, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) carved out $427 million in state funding to focus on combatting COVID-19 in rural communities as part of a multi-billion dollar national initiative to address COVID-19-related ...
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(2018-08-06)In an environment where one article is published every 20 seconds, we cannot be certain all studies are upheld to the same high quality standard. Thus, there is growing speculation that much of what is published today may ...
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(2021-03-23)This dissertation, "Border Intimacies: Student Activism, Reproductive Justice, and Queer Rights in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, 1968-2000," studies the formation of queer and Chicanx identities in the Lower Rio Grande ...
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(2018-08-05)Wildlife have become increasingly important as vectors for zoonotic disease. As reservoirs, wild birds have some of the greatest potential to disseminate pathogens across a large area. Due to its broad host range and public ...
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(2019-04-09)Physical activity at colleges can be improved through bicycling. Cycling can be performed easily and develop into a life-long activity. College campuses have a unique opportunity to promote cycling behaviors for a large ...
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(2012-07-16)This phenomenological study explored the experiences of public health faculty, who developed and taught online courses, at one particular school of public health from 2006 to 2009. The goal was to explore and document the ...
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(Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015-03-19)
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(2023-05-03)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused devastating impacts on public health and society worldwide. The transmission of the virus is facilitated by increased mobility, and specific populations with pre-existing health conditions ...
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Dr. Michael E. Tatum graduated from Texas A&M in 1963, and received his DVM in 1964 and was married to Carol Ann Barrett on October 3rd of the same year. He joined the faculty at the Veterinary College at Texas A&M in 1965 ...
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This conference was also known as "The Southwest Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man" or at times by the founders name, The James Steele Conference on Diseases in Nature Transmissible to Man. Its origins ...
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(2015-07-27)As the population of adults aged 65 and above is rapidly growing, it is crucial to identify physical and cognitive limitations pertaining to daily living. The aim of the study was to examine the impact of cognitive fatigue ...
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(2012-11-28)The major legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is attempting to overhaul the health care system in the United States. Health educators need to understand how this health care policy will impact the ...
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Objective: Identify if principle components analysis and multiple correspondence analysis are suitable dimension reduction techniques for the California Health Interview Survey. Identify which health risk behaviors, mental ...
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(Stochastic Geomechanics Laboratory, 2021-09-01)Home page screen capture of the website dedicated to the R13 project: U.S.-Mexico Risk Taskforce to Support the Health Supply Chain Systems for Infrastructure and Workforce Threatened by the COVID-19 Pandemic. The objectives ...
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(2022-08-23)The Greater Fifth Ward is a majority-minority environmental justice neighborhood in Houston, Texas, that experiences legacy pollution from various industries, Superfund sites, and former creosote facilities. Two cancer ...
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(2020-10-15)Children are the most susceptible demographic affected by lead (Pb) poisoning because of increased hand-to-mouth interaction at an early age. Here, Pb isotope ratios are used for apportioning the sources of Pb in the blood ...